Prevalence of hypertension in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Prevalence of hypertension was 36.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of hypertension in Pacific island small states, 1990–2019
Source: World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Measured in % of adults ages 30-79.
Analysis
In 2019, prevalence of hypertension in Pacific island small states stood at 36.6%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hypertension in Pacific island small states peaked at 36.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 1997.
That places Pacific island small states 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Prevalence of hypertension in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of adults ages 30-79 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.9% | — |
| 1991 | 30.8% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 30.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 30.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 30.1% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 30.3% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 33.4% | 36.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hypertension in Pacific island small states?
- Prevalence of hypertension in Pacific island small states was 36.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository.
- What is the highest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hypertension recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 1997.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for prevalence of hypertension?
- Pacific island small states ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of hypertension rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory Data Repository, published as part of Prevalence of hypertension (% of adults ages 30-79). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of hypertension is the percentage of adults ages 30-79 with hypertension (defined as having systolic blood pressure =140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure =90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension). The data is age-standardized.